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	[[File:Gen. Remington, Sir Partab Singh, & the Rajah of Rutlam riding in France (Linghem). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13874204213).jpg\|thumb\|280px\|Lt. Gen. [[Michael Rimington\|Rimington]], commander of the Indian Cavalry Corps, riding with Sajjan Singh, the [[Ratlam State\|Maharaja of Ratlam]], and Sir [[Partab Singh]]. [[Linghem]], France, 28 July 1915]]		[[File:Gen. Remington, Sir Partab Singh, & the Rajah of Rutlam riding in France (Linghem). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13874204213).jpg\|thumb\|280px\|Lt. Gen. [[Michael Rimington\|Rimington]], commander of the Indian Cavalry Corps, riding with Sajjan Singh, the [[Ratlam State\|Maharaja of Ratlam]], and Sir [[Partab Singh]]. [[Linghem]], France, 28 July 1915]]
	'''The Indian Cavalry Corps''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]] in [[World War I]]. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Baker\|first=Chris\|accessdate=2009-07-06\|title=The British Corps of 1914-1918\|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm}}</ref> The corps consisted of the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] and the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]], and together with the [[Indian Corps]] it formed [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]].<ref>Sumner, Konstam, Chappell, p.5</ref>		'''The Indian Cavalry Corps''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]] in [[World War I]]. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Baker\|first=Chris\|accessdate=2009-07-06\|title=The British Corps of 1914-1918\|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm}}</ref> The corps consisted of the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] and the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]], and together with the [[Indian Corps]] it formed [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]].<ref>Sumner, Konstam, Chappell, p.5</ref>

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	[[File:Gen. Remington, Sir Partab Singh, & the Rajah of Rutlam riding in France (Linghem). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13874204213).jpg\|thumb\|280px\|Lt. Gen. [[Michael Rimington\|Rimington]], commander of the Indian Cavalry Corps, riding with Sajjan Singh, the [[Ratlam State\|Maharaja of Ratlam]], and Sir [[Partab Singh]]. [[Linghem]], France, 28 July 1915]]		[[File:Gen. Remington, Sir Partab Singh, & the Rajah of Rutlam riding in France (Linghem). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13874204213).jpg\|thumb\|280px\|Lt. Gen. [[Michael Rimington\|Rimington]], commander of the Indian Cavalry Corps, riding with Sajjan Singh, the [[Ratlam State\|Maharaja of Ratlam]], and Sir [[Partab Singh]]. [[Linghem]], France, 28 July 1915]]
	'''The Indian Cavalry Corps''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]] in [[World War I]]. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Baker\|first=Chris\|accessdate=2009-07-06\|title=The British Corps of 1914-1918\|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm}}</ref> The corps consisted of the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] and the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]], and together with the [[Indian Corps]] formed [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]].<ref>Sumner, Konstam, Chappell, p.5</ref>		'''The Indian Cavalry Corps''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]] in [[World War I]]. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Baker\|first=Chris\|accessdate=2009-07-06\|title=The British Corps of 1914-1918\|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm}}</ref> The corps consisted of the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] and the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]], and together with the [[Indian Corps]] it formed [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]].<ref>Sumner, Konstam, Chappell, p.5</ref>

	The high number of officer casualties ~~suffered early on~~ had an effect ~~on its later performance.~~ British officers ~~that~~ understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced, ~~and~~ the alien environment of the Western Front had ~~some~~ effect on the soldiers.<ref>Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). ''The World War One Sourcebook'', Arms and Armour Press.</ref>		The high number of officer casualties had an effect: British officers who understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced; as well, the alien environment of the Western Front had an adverse effect on the soldiers.<ref>Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). ''The World War One Sourcebook'', Arms and Armour Press.</ref>

	[[Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe\|Hew Fanshawe]], from the [[19th Hussars]], commanded the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division in 1914. He was head of [[V Corps (United Kingdom)\|V Corps]] from 1915 to 1916.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|title = Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880-1918 \|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bdvBgUlO2qgC&pg=PA261 \|publisher = Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.\|date = 2008\|isbn = 978-0-7546-6467-3 \|page=261 \|first = Stephen \|last = Badsey}}</ref>		[[Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe\|Hew Fanshawe]], from the [[19th Hussars]], commanded the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division in 1914. He was head of [[V Corps (United Kingdom)\|V Corps]] from 1915 to 1916.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|title = Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880-1918 \|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bdvBgUlO2qgC&pg=PA261 \|publisher = Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.\|date = 2008\|isbn = 978-0-7546-6467-3 \|page=261 \|first = Stephen \|last = Badsey}}</ref>

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[[File:Gen. Remington, Sir Partab Singh, & the Rajah of Rutlam riding in France (Linghem). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13874204213).jpg|thumb|280px|Lt. Gen. [[Michael Rimington|Rimington]], commander of the Indian Cavalry Corps, riding with Sajjan Singh, the [[Ratlam State|Maharaja of Ratlam]], and Sir [[Partab Singh]]. [[Linghem]], France, 28 July 1915]]
'''The Indian Cavalry Corps''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]] in [[World War I]]. It was formed in France in December 1914. It remained in France until March 1916, when it was broken up.<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Chris|accessdate=2009-07-06|title=The British Corps of 1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm}}</ref> The corps consisted of the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]] and the [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]], and together with the [[Indian Corps]] formed [[Indian Expeditionary Force A]].<ref>Sumner, Konstam, Chappell, p.5</ref>

The high number of officer casualties suffered early on had an effect on its later performance. British officers that understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced, and the alien environment of the Western Front had some effect on the soldiers.<ref>Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). ''The World War One Sourcebook'', Arms and Armour Press.</ref>

[[Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe|Hew Fanshawe]], from the [[19th Hussars]], commanded the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division in 1914. He was head of [[V Corps (United Kingdom)|V Corps]] from 1915 to 1916.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title = Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880-1918 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bdvBgUlO2qgC&pg=PA261 |publisher = Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|date = 2008|isbn = 978-0-7546-6467-3 |page=261 |first = Stephen |last = Badsey}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian Cavalry Corps order of battle First World War]]
*[[British cavalry during the First World War]]

==Notes==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Sumer|first=Mike|last2=Konstan|first2=Angus|last3=Chappell|first3=Mike|year=2001|title=The Indian Army 1914-194|publisher=Osprey Publishing|ISBN=1-84176-196-6}}
*http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/memorial-indian-forces.htm - Indian Forces Memorial, Ypres

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